With the dollar continuing its slide in value against the euro, a trip to Italy not only has become less palatable, for many it is now out of reach. Fret not. La Dolce Vita can be sampled in our own backyard with a visit to North Beach, San Francisco’s own “Little Italy.” North Beach is…
I just moved to the city after 8 years in the country. In the past, I spent Friday nights watching Netflix and eating cheese because there was nothing in a 15 mile radius of where we lived. And now, a whole new world has opened up because anything and everything I want is within walking…
Eeep, I’m writing this blog when I should be helping my mom make kugel and matzo ball soup before sunset! To all my Jewish Divas–have an easy fast tomorrow on Yom Kippur! A new year, a new exhibit at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco. Mazel Tov! Just as the Jewish calendar year turns…
North Berkeley’s Gourmet Ghetto is so chock-full of culinary hotspots and hideaways that it’s hard to choose where to eat. The solution, according to epicurean concierge Lisa Rogovin, is to try them all! Let Lisa tour you through the area known as the birthplace of California cuisine for an afternoon, making stops to speak…
Campfires, sing-alongs, canoe rides, bunk beds– those are so retro. Today’s summer camp of choice? A totally bug-free Spa Camp. It’s never too early to start learning about the importance of caring for one’s body, which is why Flying Beauticians founder Nona Daron and Team LOLA founder Kim Juarez decided to create the Spa Camp…
A visit to a major museum or historical site in New York, Boston, L.A., or any other one of America’s cultural hotspots can always be divided into two categories: the time you wait to buy a ticket, and the time you actually spend at the attraction. All too often these categories are equal, or the…
Museums overflow in excellence! SFMOMA re-introduces us to Frida Kahlo, that icon of expressive, surrealist sufferings. Then over at the Legion of Honor, we take a fascinating look at Women Impressionists. Try to name 3. I bet you can’t! (I couldn’t before this woman-cational exhibit!!) And finally the prolific eye-patched glass pirate that is Chihuly…